Specifications

• Diameter: 14,2 cm
• Material: brass
• Position: 
• Gender: 
• Indigenous name:belak mean; mas bulan
• Price realised: € 480,- hp

Provenance

Private collection, The Hague; De Zwaan, Amsterdam, 17-11-2020, lot 3311.

Publications

Additional information

These archaic pectorals were found in Timor and the Moluccan islands to the west. The decoration is hammered and punched and showing a crescent, which can be read as a stylised ship.

Photo credits

De Zwaan, Amsterdam